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Chapter 47 Bayezid's Preparations
Mircea kept news of Wallachia's annexation of Vidin under strict scrutiny, although he knew that doing so would leak the news.

All Vidin's remaining army was gathered, whoever it was, by Mircea.

For these nobles, Mircea also focused on appeasing them.Give them the land of those big nobles, and at the same time revoke their power to organize the army, and put all military power in the hands of the Grand Duke.

As for the money given to the Grand Duke every year, it is converted into taxes, and they can get certain relief and give them economic privileges.

Small nobles are unable to maintain the army, and with foreign enemies attacking, they can only watch their property being damaged. Now that the Grand Duke supports the army, their burden is much reduced, and they only need to pay money.

The Wallachian army began to enter Vidin, and what followed was a special dilemma.To the west of Vidin is the Ottoman vassal Serbia, to the east is Bulgaria, and to the south is the Ottoman mainland.Wallachia's own army is not enough to launch a three-sided attack.

After consideration, Mircea decided to follow the original plan, and he released the news that Vidin had suffered a very serious fire.Vidin needs to be rebuilt.

This information has fooled most people, because fire is the most harmful.Besides, it is a common occurrence for a city to be destroyed by fire, so I didn't take it to heart.

On the other side, the Dobroga army commanded by Peter has set off for Varna.

They traveled unimpeded all the way, because most of their troops came from Varna, so they became fellow villagers meeting fellow villagers.

The defenders saw that this was someone from that family.How did they get here.

And the opposite side also started a tender offensive, directly saying how good Wallachia is, and also saying that as long as they are allowed to rule here, everyone will be tax-free for three years.

Tax exemption has always been attractive, especially for farmers. You tell them that they have no feelings for the country, but you tell them that tax exemption will definitely support you.

In this way, relying on tax exemptions and rewards, the pioneers of Dobroga soon arrived in Varna.The lord of Varna, Ivan, didn't know where he went. Seeing so many people, the defenders immediately surrendered.

(I know this is outrageous, but reality is what it is, no logic needed)

Constantine took Varna, and Peter followed with the rest of the army.First, tax exemptions were used to appease the people, and then the army began to prepare for war.

In just half a month, the sky in Bulgaria has changed by half.Sultan Bayezid in Edirne also knew the news of Wallachia.

"How dare this group of people, this was originally given to the empire by Allah, and they actually..."

Bayezid was really angry, and his courtiers didn't say a word. Grand Vizier Ali Pasha looked at Suleiman Pasha gloating at this moment.

Calling you to fight against Lao Tzu, it’s all right now, Wallachia has begun to expand, I’m afraid the next step will be Turvorno, then Sofia, Plovdiv, and finally Edirne.What, give him these too?
"Grand Vizier, tell me first." Bayezid named Ali Pasha.

"Sultan" Ali Pasha saluted, "Walachia is now entering Vidin, I am afraid that the next target will be Turvorno, we can attack when they are exhausted from fighting, and reap the benefits of fishing."

"But what if Wallachia and Bulgaria join forces to attack us?"

Ali Pasha turned his head and saw that it was Vizier Ibrahim Pasha.He is from Bursa (Prusa), the former capital of the Ottomans. He achieved the position of vizier by relying on family connections, and he is Ali Pasha's political enemy.

"Now that they have entered Vidin, they need some time to recuperate, and Bulgaria will not sit still. Within three months, the two sides will definitely fight."

What Ali Pasha said was well-founded. Vidin, Turvorno, and Varna were originally one, but they became so fragmented in the end.Wallachia naturally took advantage of it, and Trevorno would definitely send troops to take it back, as long as they watched.

"The Grand Vizier is right, but have you ever thought about it, if Bulgaria quickly surrendered, if they formed an alliance, if they were asking for help from the West, I don't know if you have thought about these possibilities."

"About these questions, I can answer you. First, Bulgaria's Turvorno and Nikopolis fortresses are extremely strong, and they will not be able to take them down in a few months, so they will definitely stick here; second, since Wallachia occupied Vidin, so there is no possibility of an alliance between the two countries; third, as far as I know, the West itself has a lot of things to do, and there is no energy to care about it. So it is possible to send troops at this time. "

"Okay!" Bayezid stopped the Grand Vizier's words.

"Walachia's going south is a challenge to the great empire. They despise Allah and the empire's force. If we don't show them color, then they will be unscrupulous. The inheritance left by their ancestors will also be paid. East flow."

"So I decided to send troops to Wallachia and make them bow their heads."

It was normal for Sudan to prepare to send troops, but Sudan wanted to send troops at this time, which directly frightened many people.

There is no other reason. It is still winter at this time, and the march will cause very large losses. At the same time, Sipahi's service period will start in March. The forced recruitment at this time may cause their dissatisfaction.

"Walachia took Vidin when we didn't send troops in winter. They thought they had to wait two months before we could send troops, but they were wrong. We will send troops now and defeat them."

Ali Pasha tried his best to stop the sultan from giving up, but he still managed to send troops until the beginning of next month, because it would take time to raise the army.

This time Bayezid intended to bring the entire army, including [-] sipahis, [-] infantry, and [-] newly formed troops called Janissaries.

At the same time, he sent someone to send an order to King Lazarevich of Serbia, asking him to lead the army.Plus the entourage, there will eventually be nearly [-] troops assembled.This was the largest army the Ottomans could use in the Balkans.

Bayezid formulated a three-way plan, one led by Lazarevich's Serbian army to attack Vidin; the other led by Suleiman Pasha to attack Varna; The Lachian and Bulgarian armies were wiped out.In this way, Bayezid will be invincible in the Balkans, and Ottoman will also become a nightmare for those Christian countries.

(End of this chapter)